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In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation

  1. August 27, 2024

    Google Privacy Class Action Delays Irk Discovery Judge

    A California federal judge expressed frustration Tuesday with discovery delays in a years-old class action alleging Google Assistant-enabled devices surreptitiously recorded conversations, telling attorneys they've already "been around and around and around" on discovery fights, and "we need to keep this moving."

  2. January 23, 2024

    Google Waited Too Long To Arbitrate Privacy Suit, Judge Says

    A California federal judge rejected Google's bid to arbitrate a certified consumer class action alleging its Google Assistant-enabled devices surreptitiously recorded conversations, finding the company waived its right to arbitration by waiting four years into the heated litigation to make its request.

  3. December 12, 2023

    ​​​​​​​Google Assistant Users Win Cert. For 1 Class In Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge certified one of three proposed classes in a consumer privacy action alleging that Google Assistant-enabled devices recorded their conversations, finding that the consumers have put forth a fitting representative for the purchaser class but not for the proposed privacy classes.

  4. February 02, 2023

    Google Wants Audio Device Privacy Suit Arbitrated

    Google asked a California federal judge to send to arbitration a "significant portion" of a privacy class action by consumers alleging its Google Assistant-enabled devices recorded their conversations, arguing a large portion of class members agreed to mandatory arbitration agreements either when prompted during device setup or device purchase.

  5. October 28, 2022

    Off Beat: Scoldings, Supreme Court & More For IP Attorneys

    While tracking cases related to their own practice, intellectual property attorneys may not have seen that, elsewhere in law, judges have cracked down on attorneys acting poorly, a new justice heard her first oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court and satirical news site The Onion made a plea to the high court in support of parody. Here, Law360 breaks down why seemingly irrelevant developments are worth your time.

  6. October 20, 2022

    Google Judge Rips Co.'s 'Offensive' Late Bid To Seal Hearing

    A California federal judge slammed Google on Thursday for its eleventh-hour request to seal an upcoming hearing on consumers' class certification motion in high-stakes privacy litigation over the audio recording practices of the company's home devices, telling Google's counsel their request doesn't deserve a response and "it was offensive that you submitted that late."

  7. January 12, 2022

    Google Escapes Two Claims In Audio Device Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge has dismissed two claims from a proposed privacy class action accusing Google of recording users' conversations with its Google Assistant-enabled devices, or GAEDs, knocking out allegations that the tech giant violated a California consumer protection law and committed fraud.

  8. July 02, 2021

    Google's Privacy Policy 'Too Vague' For Consent, Judge Says

    A California federal judge Thursday declined Google's request to fully dismiss the latest rendition of a proposed class action claiming Google Assistant illegally records consumers and children, finding Google's privacy policy was "too vague" to establish that consumers agreed Google could record their voices for targeted ads.

  9. May 07, 2020

    Most Of Google Assistant Privacy Suit Nixed, For Now

    A California federal judge has nixed most of the claims from a proposed class action alleging Google Assistant software surreptitiously records consumers without consent, ruling that the consumers failed to give details to show why they should have expected privacy during the allegedly recorded conversations.

  10. April 09, 2020

    Google Can't Ditch Privacy Suit Over Recording Users

    A California federal judge said Thursday she'll likely trim some claims from a proposed class action alleging Google Assistant software surreptitiously records consumers without consent in violation of privacy laws, but she'll allow the consumers a chance to amend their complaint.

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